Indonesia Imports Oxygen As Covid Explosion Attacks Hospitals
Indonesia yesterday admitted that it was bracing for a punishing surge in Covid-19 cases as its daily toll soared to a record 728 deaths with hospitals crumbling under the weight of the country’s deadliest wave of the sneaky virus. As at Tuesday, Emergency oxygen supplies for virus patients were being flown in from neighbouring Singapore, […]
All 28 On Board Feared Dead As Russian Plane Crashes
Search teams yesterday found the wreckage of a passenger plane carrying 28 people that had disappeared in Russia’s remote far eastern Kamchatka peninsula last week, but there was little hope of survivors. Search and rescue operations were suspended after night fell and Russian news agencies quoted local sources as saying it appeared that all the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo Is Difficult To Manage, Sarri Reveals
Lazio manager, Maurizio Sarri, has explained why he believes that managing Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo ‘is not simple’. Africa Today News, New York recalls that both men worked together for only one season at Juventus. Sarri replaced Massimiliano Allegri as a manager in the summer of 2019. Despite winning the Serie A title, he was […]
Interpol Seeks Arrest Of Son Of Mali Ex-President
Interpol issued an international arrest warrant yesterday for the arrest of Karim Keita, a son of Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, over his role in the 2016 disappearance of an investigative journalist. The red notice for Keita, himself a former influential lawmaker, was issued at the request of an investigating magistrate in the Malian […]
South Africa’s Zuma Back In Court In Fresh Bid To Avert Jail
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma, who was last week sentenced to a 15-month jail term for contempt, has made another legal attempt to dodge incarceration by going to court to seek the ‘suspension of an arrest order’. His latest bid in the Pietermaritzburg High Court came as police said they will not make any move […]
UK Parliament Set To Debate Kanu’s Repatriation To Nigeria
The United Kingdom Parliament is set to hold a debate over the repatriation of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had last week revealed that Kanu was repatriated and subsequently arraigned. However, Malami did not reveal where the IPOB leader was repatriated from. IPOB […]
PIB: New Host Community Provision A Time Bomb, Diri Warns
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has described the host community provision in the just passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly as a time bomb, warning that if not properly addressed it could be disastrous. He also restated the position of governors of the Southern states that it was an injustice to allot […]
2023: APC Appointing VCs To Rig Elections, Wike Raises Alarm
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC), led federal government of appointing only Vice Chancellors that would help the party rig the 2023 elections. Wike noted that he recently discovered that only compromised academics who are willing to submit names of politically exposed lecturers as returning officers to rig elections […]
Ortom Shows Solidarity With Southern Govs On Open Grazing
Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, has praised the decision of Southern Governors Forum to enact laws to ban open grazing of livestock in the region describing it as a bold and patriotic move that will bring an end to the lingering crisis caused by criminal armed herdsmen. Governor Ortom made this known in a […]
Tension In Plateau Villages As Herdsmen Destroy Farmlands
There was palpable tension in Jol and Kwi communities in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State yesterday following the alleged destruction of farmland worth ₦1billion by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Africa Today News, New York gathered that the incident which occurred on Sunday night, left several farmers in pains and anguish as they continue to […]
The Disaster Called Nigeria And Led By The Despotic Buhari
Five years into Buhari’s presidency, public trust in the Nigerian government appears to be in decline alongside a growing perception of lacking political inclusion. This is hardened by negative economic impacts caused by the pandemic and a sense of undelivered political promises which the the Nigerian government is well known for. In September 2020, during […]
England Set To Lift Virus Restrictions Despite Soaring Cases
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has disclosed plans to lift most of England’s coronavirus restrictions, including face masks and social distancing from July 19. This move would see the government urge more personal responsibility rather than government regulations. Africa Today News, New York had earlier reported that Johnson had initially aimed for a full reopening on […]